Bl mailbox [>< | Western independence is vital for free trade benefits Dear Editor: The four western premiers met Monday, May 7th, in Kelowna. Premier Bennett has made a_ remarkable statement which adopts one of the central planks of the Western Canada Concept. He says that he is in favor of freer trade and opposed to the huge tariff barriers of Ottawa which create reactive trade restrictions and non- tariff barriers against export of our products. A remarkable discovery which the Western Canada Con- cept has been advocating since 1975. The problem, once understood, is simple. Ottawa, in order to protect, for example, textile manu- facturers in eastern Canada, imposes a tax on imported textiles in the form of a customs and excise duty which adds to the purchase price by 40%. This protects a bunch of profiteers in Montreal and Toronto who use low-paid, largely un- skilled help. In a_ typically = socialist reaction, Premier Howard Pawley said he would not be in favor of freer trade because he wanted to protect the low-paid textile workers of Winnipeg. It is a sad Nature makes us Dear Editor: Eileen Scott wonders why there were 100,000 people in Vancouver who walked for Peace. She wonders if it has something to do with geography. | believe it has. We tive close to nature; to the boundless ocean, the magni- ficent) mountains and_ the great cedars. We truly “‘love this planet’? and wish to preserve it for future generations. Because we are sensitive to Our environment, we cherish art, music and _ literature which makes us look askance at hate-mongers and = war propaganda. In an age of comment on NDP thinking that they would want to keep people in low-paying manufacturing jobs rather than higher paid retail and distribution jobs for foreign manufactured goods. However, one can easily see why, when one realizes that the NDP draw all their votés from poorer people and need the constant presence of poverty to found their economic theories. Without poor people socialism loses its appeal. If each person owns their owm property -- which could happen with reduced costs through freer trade -- there is far less in- demonology we say ‘‘the enemy is not East Asia; China, of course, is a friend now, nor Eurasia’’. Indeed it is not another country. The enemy is the method used for conflict resolution; the reliance on nuclear weapons. This one-sided, obsolete, self-defeating approach leads No museum in the park Dear Editor On May 7, 1984, the City council agenda item #2 dealt with the proposed siting for the new Museum and Ar- chives in Victoria Park, Keith Rd., and Lonsdale Ave., in North Vancouver. Your paper reported a delegation from Ashby House present. There were other very concerned citizens present. We all opposed the plan. In presenting our op- position to council, Mr Watts did not mention the severe traffic and parking problems these public the siting of The Tree Man Dave China Drew work lone properly Car vriprona yout hore sap pearance enhance youu ite styhe ard ine tease thie. ahaa oof veat eritipe prep aer ty hr weyers try the tress toutes cate thie Peart Sobscore | bicave Slt a rerptatien fon epaality tres woot bs tyre tig f i threniarods edtberits ba trase Perpoers atl es ee OL rh Pe ee ee tera e tert spree nalee edd albornae foot tisabta ppd wre om preity ware Faby thaccare th ved fre estimates ace qladth plow Dove China buildings would cause in this area. A parking problem already exists on East and West Keith Rd. Last Satur- day, May 5, in a 24-hour period there were two reported ttaffic accidents at the corner of Keith Rd., and Lonsdale Ave. All citizens of North Van- couver should be very con- AIRFARE ROUND TRIP 8 NIGHTS Al higher prtees d Ward by dardair WAIKIKI TRAVELODGE Prices based on double occupancy Other hotels avallable at slighthy ASK ABOUT STAYING LONGER! cerned, and voice strong ob- jection to any plan that will encroach on our limited and precious park land. Our ‘*pgreen space’? MUST be re- tained as such. The city has other available suitable sites for a Museum and Archives. Thank you. Ms. Gwen Clark North Vancouver JUNE. 23, °84. BRIEFING DEPARTURES FROM VANCOUVER BETWEEN JUNE 2 AND PACKAGE INCLUDES ® AIR FARF ‘Wardair Class’ © 8 NIGHT ACCOMMODATION AL THE WAIKIKI TRAVELODGE ® TRANSFERS TO AND FROM YOUR HOTEL © BREAKEASI centive to allow government to tax it away from the people and socialism as an idea would die out with the NDP. But both the Pawley reaction and the Bennett pious hope are weak in one obvious area. Tariffs and international trade are fed- eral jurisdiction. Without Independence, free trade is impossible; it’s another reason why _ In- dependence for Western Canada is necessary. Doug Christie Leader, Western Canada Concept of B.C. march for peace to omnicide. We must find another way. Calling Peacemakers names is not a valid argument to our concerns. We who protest against the prepara- tions for death will continue to extol the value of life and the need to seek alternatives to the arms race. Those who are tired of Readers Digest might find Preventing Nuclear War by the B.C. Physicians for Social Responsibility more stimulating. Those who are really interested in Peace should join one of the many groups in the lower main- land. It would give them hope that there can be a future. Doris McNab West Vancouver A7 - Sunday, May 20, 1984 - North Shore News draperies by S. 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